§ 752.1021 Legislative findings; effective date of section
§ 752.1022 Definitions; effective date of section
§ 752.1023 Michigan commission on death and dying; creation; nomination and appointment of members; alternates; quorum; rules governing proceedings; notice; deliberations; death or resignation of member; ef
§ 752.1024 Development and submission of recommendations to legislature; effective date of section
§ 752.1025 Conducting business of commission; effective date of section
§ 752.1026 Availability of writings to the public; effective date of section
§ 752.1027 Prohibited acts; violation; penalties; applicability of subsection (1); exceptions; effective date of section; repeal of section
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 752 > Act 270 of 1992 - Assistance to Suicide

  • Commission: means the Michigan commission on death and dying created in section 3. See Michigan Laws 752.1022
  • Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC
  • Legislative council: means the legislative council established under section 15 of article IV of the state constitution of 1963. See Michigan Laws 752.1022
  • Patient: means a person who engages in an act of voluntary self-termination. See Michigan Laws 752.1022
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  • Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Public health code: means Act No. See Michigan Laws 752.1022
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • shall not apply: means that the pertinent provision is not operative as to certain persons or things or in conjunction with a particular date or dates. See Michigan Laws 8.4c
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.